[Healeys] Louvers?

Mike MacLean rrengineer.mike at att.net
Wed Jan 22 11:25:31 MST 2014


I have no insurance on this car. Heck, it is not even registered yet.
Mike

On Jan 22, 2014 6:09 AM, I Erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> When I started the restoration of the body on my car, I upped the insured 
> value to $45.000 with Hagerty. I knew of situations where body shops shut 
> down and cars were lost. It actually happend with my car, but it was after 
> I got mine back. I had to track down the front bumper valence. So, if you 
> have insurance, file a claim for the lost parts, plus a police report for 
> the theft. I have recently upped my coverage to $55k 
>
> Ira Erbs 
> IT Educator and Consultant 
> Portland, OR. 
>
> Sent from my mobile phone. What you get may not be what I typed. 
> On Jan 21, 2014 10:43 PM, "Austin Healey" <pajtamuvek at gmail.com> wrote: 
>
> > Once I partialy restored a Mercedes C107. After the paintjob the car was 
> > transported to a specialis to get is assembled. They also "lost" a couple 
> > of things and they claimed that it is still at my workshop. Sad for them, 
> > but I took a series of photos and took a list when I moved the car. Biggest 
> > thing they could eventualy "loose" was the complete stainless steel exhaust 
> > system (the car is V8 so this is a rather BIG item). Things like that 
> > happen. The owner is a lawyer, so later most of the items were "found" or 
> > replaced by the Merc specilaist. 
> > 
> > If I loose a customers property, thats my problem, not his. Things work 
> > like that even in eastern europe. Its completely unacceptable to make a 
> > loss and blaim it on the owner. 
> > 
> > Gergo 
> > 
> > 
> > 2014/1/22 Larry Varley <varley at cosmos.net.au> 
> > 
> > > Mike, Kilmartin sheetmetal in Australia does it to the original pattern 
> > on 
> > > your skin, I'm not sure if they can supply a new skin with it done. They 
> > > did the bonnet for my car. 
> > > Cheers 
> > > Larry Varley 
> > > http://www.acmefluid.com.au/larry/ 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On 22/01/2014 3:35 PM, Mike MacLean wrote: 
> > > 
> > >> As hard as it is to believe, the resto shop that is doing the body work 
> > >> and paint to my BN2 lost the aluminum louver bonnet just before he is 
> > ready 
> > >> to paint my car!BB  A thousand bucks gone. That's what I paid for it a 
> > few 
> > >> years ago.BB  The price is more than that now of course.BB  Not wanting to 
> > >> talk about how I have spent money twice for the same thing more than 
> > once 
> > >> during this restoration, but a thousand bucks!?!BB  Anyway, I have the 
> > >> original steel bonnet to use in it's place.BB  What I want to do is 
> > louver 
> > >> it. I will remove the skin to have it done. Does anyone know who is 
> > >> louvering these hoods with the correct equipment to make the round 
> > ends?B 
> > >>B  I have been told the is a gentlemen in Connecticut that is doing it for 
> > >> $3-350. 
> > >> Mike MacLean 
> > >> 56 BN2 
> > >> 60 AN5 
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